"Provide engaging math practice and see children's math and problem-solving skills improve with Skill Sharpeners: Math activity books! The colorful theme-based activities create enjoyable learning experiences for children and improve their math fluency, number sense, and reasoning skills.Completely updated to reflect grade-level standards, the new Skill Sharpeners: Math books are ideal for enrichment, for review, and to help students master "must-know" skills such as:additionsubtractionplace valuemultiplicationfractionsgeometrylogical thinkingalgebra and moreEach title includes: Rigorous math skill practice that reflects current standardsNew themed units that present math practice in a colorful, fun formatA downloadable teaching guide that provides teaching tips and support for struggling childrenA "Test Your Skills" page at the end of each unit that lets students review the skills practiced in that unitAll-new artwork that engages children with age-appropriate illustrationsSkill Sharpeners: Math, grade 6 provides practice for the following skills:use positive and negative numberscalculate and use rates and ratiossolve equations with exponents and variablesadd, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and mixed numbersadd, subtract, multiply, and divide decimalscalculate with percentagesgraph points on a coordinate gridcalculate volumecalculate surface arearepresent three-dimensional figures with netsread, create, and interpret bar, circle, and line graphs, and histogramsfind measures of centerEach title includes an answer key.These activity books help children understand and master important math skills needed to form a strong math foundation and are ideal for at-home practice, homeschooling, and the classroom!Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide! Skill Sharpeners: Math Teaching Guides include:How to Use directions for teaching mathSample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions for helping children learn in different modalitiesExtension activities that include math journals and problem solvingVisual aids to help children understand difficult math strategies"